South Africa

A South African OB/GYN's exceptional aliyah story

It might seem like a huge jump from being an OB/GYN to a successful entrepreneur to an epoxy craftsman, but Alvin Schamroth sees each as expressing a different part of himself.

Jewish SA Councilor heckled for mentioning Mandela, wearing Magen David

"It is the first time in these chambers that someone's religion or expression of their religion is being questioned. Can I ask that we tread cautiously?"

South African foreign minister: World must stop funding the IDF

South Africa has for decades been an advocate for the Palestinian cause, comparing the plight of Palestinians to that of Black South Africans under apartheid.

By REUTERS
31/01/2024

South Africa's chief rabbi confronts country’s banks on allegations of funding terror

Rabbi Goldstein, after ICJ ruling, pledges to hold banks accountable for funding Hamas, urges global Jewish support for Israel's self-defense and combating antisemitism.

South Africa's government has betrayed its people and its Jews, says SA Chief Rabbi

'We stand tall and strong with Israel and oppose the aggression of the ANC government against the Jewish state,' Warren Goldstein said. 'The ANC is not the people of South Africa.'

Knesset Home Committee debates expulsion of MK Cassif

At least 90 members of Knesset must support Cassif's expulsion to proceed to a vote. The Knesset has never before impeached a fellow member.

Aharon Barak's chilling ICJ testimony: 'Nazis failed to take our humanity'

The Holocaust, according to Barak, caused him as a judge to recognize the importance of Israel's existence and believe in human dignity.

By BINI ASHKENAZI
27/01/2024
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